Nov 13, 2020 8:56 AM
Christian Sands Relies On Adaptability
When pianist Christian Sands titled his latest Mack Avenue album Be Water, he had no idea how appropriate its…
Christian Sands is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 13, 2020 8:56 AM
When pianist Christian Sands titled his latest Mack Avenue album Be Water, he had no idea how appropriate its…
Joel Ross is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 12, 2020 8:52 AM
Four years after moving to New York to study music, Joel Ross—already a veteran sideman—released his leader…
Alfredo Rodríguez is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 11, 2020 9:00 AM
On March 11, when the U.S. State Department advised Americans to “reconsider” international travel in response…
Tomeka Reid (right) is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 10, 2020 9:00 AM
Cellist Tomeka Reid remembers when she started telling people about her quartet. Not everyone was encouraging about…
Junius Paul is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 6, 2020 9:00 AM
Nearly six months into the pandemic, Chicago native Junius Paul packed up his stuff and moved out of his apartment,…
Adam O’Farrill is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 5, 2020 9:00 AM
The 26-year-old trumpet-playing son of pianist Arturo O’Farrill and grandson of composer/arranger Chico…
Bassists Nick Dunston (left) and Michael Formanek, and reedist Anna Webber have released recordings on the new digital arm of the Out Of Your Head imprint.
Nov 4, 2020 9:00 AM
Given the travails of releasing jazz recordings in the 21st century, it’s easy to imagine the name “Out Of Your…
Nduduzo Makhathini is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 4, 2020 8:43 AM
When he was 17, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini discovered jazz and realized that this was the door he had been seeking.…
George Benson is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 3, 2020 9:00 AM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 85th Annual Readers Poll.
Readers have voted to induct…
Michael Dessen (left), Steph Richards, Nicole Mitchell and Mark Dresser perform in San Diego at a 2018 telematic concert. Images of musicians collaborating with them in real time from New York City and Seoul, South Korea, are projected on video screens.
Nov 3, 2020 8:54 AM
During the pandemic, educators have wrestled with a pragmatic and philosophical question: How can music students…
